black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.

Jordan Peterson

If a child has not been taught to behave properly by the age of four, it will forever be difficult for him or her to make friends.
JORDAN PETERSON

Children Difficult Forever Friendship Learning
Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living – and the Ideal shames us all.
JORDAN PETERSON

Beautiful Death Philosophy Shame Strength Weakness
Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities.
JORDAN PETERSON

Direction Inspirational Opportunity Power Transformation
Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
JORDAN PETERSON

Beginning Responsible Yourself
If society is corrupt, but not the individuals within it, then where did the corruption originate? How is it propagated? It’s a one-sided, deeply ideological theory.
JORDAN PETERSON

Born People Reality
We are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness.
JORDAN PETERSON

Fall Reality World
Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
JORDAN PETERSON

Happiness Life Virtue
The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
JORDAN PETERSON

Greatness Reality Survive
Territory matters, and there is little difference between territorial rights and social status. It is often a matter of life and death.
JORDAN PETERSON

Death Different Life Right
The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
JORDAN PETERSON

Future Success
We believe that in reducing the scope and importance of our errors, we are properly humble; in truth, we are merely unwilling to bear the weight of our true responsibility.
JORDAN PETERSON

Believe Important Responsibility Truth
I don’t think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.
JORDAN PETERSON

Development Goodness Myself Thinking
Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
JORDAN PETERSON

Choice Destiny Mystery Ourselves Potential Reality Transform World
Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.
JORDAN PETERSON

Dream Light Philosophy Reason Travel
People organize their brains with conversation. If they don’t have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves.
JORDAN PETERSON

Lose Peace People Story
If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
JORDAN PETERSON

Motivational Understand Yourself

There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Jordan Peterson Quotes